Legal Opinion
State v. Wenzel
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided May 26, 1976No. 40427PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpencer, J.
Defendant, David Wenzel, was convicted of the sale of controlled substances on each of three counts. He was sentenced to a term of 1 to 2 years in the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex on each count, the sentences to run concurrently. The only issue involved in this appeal is: Was it reversible error for the trial court to refuse to require an undercover officer to disclose the name of an informant upon request by the defendant at trial. We affirm.
A female undercover officer of the Omaha vice and narcotic division went to the Heet Lounge in Omaha with an informant who introduced her to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- George Stine Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1959
- United States v. James G. BarnesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- James Corbett Churder v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Camara v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by7 opinions
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